Closing the Poop Loop: DIY Humanure Toilet

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

When you’re going green you can’t be afraid to talk a little trash or to talk sh!t, so lets get to it. The conventional toilet is not very environmentally friendly. New low flow toilets, dual flush toilets and grey water systems can help reduce water waste but there’s another kind of waste happening when you [...]

Coconut Husks Replace Peat Moss and Mulch in the Garden

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Paula Mitchell Bentley .

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Coconut shells can be used for other things besides making cute faces on Flickr or banging them together to pretend you’re riding a horse like Monty Python. Several companies are now distributing a range of gardening products made from coconuts husks. The hair of the coconut shell or coir can be easily used to supplement [...]

Poop Management — Cloth or Disposable?

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Paula Mitchell Bentley .

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Or is there a third option that is easier for parents than cloth and better for the environment than disposables? Matt touched on these flushable diapers in his piece aptly titled Green Diapers: A Lot of Sh*t to Think About in which he examines all the pros and cons of both cloth and disposable [...]